Mordacia
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Mordaciidae
T. N. Gill, 1893
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Mordacia
J. E. Gray, 1851
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Mordacia is the sole genus of the family Mordaciidae, also known as the Southern Topeyed Lampreys.
Species
There are currently Three recognized species in this genus: [1]
- Mordacia lapicida (J. E. Gray, 1851) (Chilean Lamprey)
- Mordacia mordax (J. Richardson, 1846) (Australian Lamprey)
- Mordacia praecox Potter, 1968 (Australian brook lamprey)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Mordacia in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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